AVP, Risk Testing Lead

Job Description:

Role Title: AVP, Risk Testing Lead (L10)

Company Overview:

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry's most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.  

• We have recently been ranked #2 among India's Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India's Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by Ambition Box Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.   

• We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.  

• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.

Organizational Overview:

Synchrony Risk Team provides independent oversight of Synchrony's risk-taking activities to ensure safety and soundness, meet regulatory and legal requirements, and manage risks to the risk-appetite of the Board. Risk is responsible for independently assessing, quantifying, and overseeing risks & providing effective challenge. Risk serves as Synchrony's Second Line of Defense.   

Overall, Risk Team oversees and manages the Risk Program to support the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues and challenges. Results are consistent with the respective strategic uses and complying with related overall risk, risk testing policies, standards, procedures as well as regulations. Our Risk organization consists of 4 pillars: Compliance, Credit & Financial Risk, Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk. Each of the pillars play a vital role in managing Risk and supports the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues, and challenges.
 

Role Summary/Purpose:

This position is responsible for conducting independent control and transaction testing activities of Synchrony Bank and Synchrony Financial ("SYF") to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations, internal policies and procedures and ensure prompt remediation of control deficiencies. Risk Testing is an independent 2nd line assurance process that, together with 1st line business surveillance and 3rd line independent audit, make up the three lines of defense that are the cornerstone of an effective control framework. The role focuses on engagement planning and execution of testing for controls that mitigate financial crime and sanction risks (US regulations: AML/BSA/OFAC).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute testing to ensure that key risks are mitigated.

• Identify control gaps and potential issues, discuss viable solutions with the business to address gaps, and obtain management action plans for remediation.

• Influence stakeholders and process owners to implement necessary process and control modifications to mitigate operational, regulatory, and financial risks.

• Provide effective challenge to the business regarding the assessment of risks and controls.

• Provide guidance to process owners regarding key risks and mitigation strategies.

• Communicate test results to leaders and other stakeholders throughout the business and provide periodic updates regarding status of testing activities.

• Document detailed test results to reperformance standards and meet required deadlines.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 4+ years in Financial Services industry, or in lieu of a degree 6+ years in Financial Services industry

• Minimum 3+ years of Audit, Testing, Surveillance, Quality or other Assurance function

• CAMS or equivalent US Certification

• 3+ years of Audit, Testing, Quality or other Assurance function;

• 3+ years in laws and regulations applicable to US banks including AML/BSA/OFAC

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Experience applying analytical skills and attention to detail

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines

• Experience using Synchrony's systems of record, data warehouses or other applications utilized for credit (revolving and installment), deposit and lease products

• CRCM or CIA in addition to CAMS

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications

• Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time

Eligibility Criteria:

• Bachelor's degree with minimum 4+ years in Financial Services industry, or in lieu of a degree 6+ years in Financial Services industry

• Minimum 3+ years of Audit, Testing, Surveillance

• CAMS or equivalent US Certification

• Minimum 3+ years in consumer banking laws and regulations

• Knowledge of process and systems related to Servicing, Collections, Customer Solutions, Credit, Fraud, and AML/BSA

Work Timings:

This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details. 

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday

• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)

• Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal, LPP)

• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.

• L08+ Employees can apply

  Grade/Level: 10

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